The 17th
Fuselier Battalion was raised at Péruwelz, Belgium, on January
15th 1945.

On March 3rd
1945 the 17th Fuselier Battalion is assigned to the 1st US Army,
and comes under the operational command of the 3rd Tank Destroyer
Group of the 5th US Army Corps.

The battalion
enters Germany on March 11th 1945, and on March 25th 1945, the
Rhine is crossed at Hönningen.

April
1945, the 17th Fuselier Battalion in Kassel.

June
1945, the 17th Fuselier Battalion in Nürnberg

On April 28th
the 17th Fuselier Battalion reaches Leipzig, and is transferred
to the 3rd US Army,
together with the 5th US Army Corps.

On May 5th
1945 the battalion captures the entire Staff of the 9th German
Luftwaffe Army,
in the woods near Bayreuth.

May
8th 1945, liberation of Pilsen, Czechoslavakia.

The 17th
Fuselier Battalion reaches the Czech border on May 8th 1945
and advances into the city of Pilsen, where it helps to liberate
the city.

During the
whole campaign in Germany elements of the 17th Fuselier Battalion
reinforced
the 16th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad APO 230 US Army.

Above
: standard donated by the town of Péruwelz, Belgium
Under : pennant donated by the city of Pilsen,
Czechoslovakia.

Letter
of congratulations, signed by Major HAZARD,
to be read to all fuseliers, as a token of appreciation.

On July 11th
1945 the battalion is transferred to the 21st Army Group,
and returns to Belgium where it arrives at Leopoldsburg on July
13th 1945.

From now on,
the 17th Fuselier Battalion mainly guards POL depots and lines of
communications in Belgium,
until its disbandment on March 31st 1946.

Commanding
officers ;
Major HAZARD

Commanding Officer Major
HAZARD

FORMATION BADGES

Initially the
battalion wore the formaton badge of the US Tank Destroyer Groups.

After the
liberation of Pilsen the battalion created its own formation
badge.

The "Perron"
of the city of Liège, symbol of liberty, flanked by 2 tank
destroyers,
under the "perron" a black capital "V" from
Victory, and the colours of Czechoslovakia white-blue-red.
The whole in a yellow circle with black border.

Formation
Badge of the 17th Fuselier Battalion

Formation
Badge of the US Tank Destroyer Groups
as worn by the 17th Fuselier Battalion